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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 4 different companies have won the last 4 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 4 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryDublin Bus invites proposals from suitably qualified suppliers for the supply and delivery of GRP (glass reinforced plastic) components for its fleet of approximately 1143 buses. The contract will operate as a multi-party framework agreement lasting three years, with the option of two twelve-month extensions. Deliveries will be required to all Dublin Bus locations in Dublin.
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 2 days ago
What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 360 awards for Transport equipment & vehicles in Ireland.
- This notice
- €1.3M
- Median award
- €163,489
- Middle half of past awards
- €72,094 to €390,125
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileDublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath
- notices in the register
- 197
- awards
- 134
- awarded in total
- €5.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 25
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 21%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 18 of 19
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 93%
Based on 28 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 18%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee Coach Trim Ltd | 1 | Aug 2025 | |
| Davy Engineering; IRISH COMMERCIALS_5556; CBM (CARS and BUS MAINTENANCE; Alexander Dennis Ltd; Truck and Bus Parts_37520; Bamford Bus Company Ltd (Trading as Wrightbus) | 1 | Aug 2026 | |
| PSV Transport Systems Ltd | 1 | Feb 2026 | |
| TandK Road Markings Ltd, | 1 | May 2022 |
Based on 4 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
13 open tenders right now
- Software package and information systems - Provision of Depot Management and Charge Management Systems No deadline published
- Software package and information systems - Provision of Depot Management and Charge Management Systems No deadline published
- Electrical services - Electrical Maintenance Framework (2025) No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 69% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 6,129
- median open notice
- €348,615
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 217
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 111 of 131
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 101
Based on 304 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 3.0
- of those lots received a single tender
- 28%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 26%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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